Post from the "M" Delegates

BTW - It's almost midnight, so please forgive typos!

MAKAYLA - Yesterday, we went to Warwick Castle where we met three men: Luis, the archer, Henry - his weapon was the beak - and Liam, the sword fighter. They were mazing. Luis told us many stories and was so dramatic. He showed us many different types of arrows, Henry taught us how to strike, block and how to hold the beaker. We were going to war with another P2P group, and we had to have loud battle cries. Liam is the youngest sword fighter there at the castle, and he taught us how to stirke, block and end a sword fight. I had so much fun. The castle had never been invaded because it had such a great set up to keep armies and intruders away. It was really cool. I hope I can visit again and watch the launching of a fireball, again.

MORGAN - At the Castle of Warwick wwe were walked through all of the tortures of warfare set up in the castle - How soldiers would literally be slipping in their own blood as they kept attempting to moeve forward. Now, isn't that yummy? I find it odd that centuries before, people were dying in the place we were laughing and joking around in. In a few hundred years, everything our generation has accomplished - wars, economic troubles - will be as distant as the dying soldiers in Warwick. It will be impersonal, but I think that is what allows us to look back down on it so well. We could be a million times better in that situation, right? But only until the heat of the moment is actually ours.

MILES - Yesterday, the first thing we did is switch buses bbecause the fist broke down, and then after that we had a wonderful lunch in a parking garage. Later, though, we learned to swordfight, learned about archery, and we were taught how to fight with a pole. We ended our activities of the day watching peacocks and witnessing the firing of a flaming ball from the world's largest trebuchet. It was, overall, a pretty fun day.

MCKENZIE - "We will protect Warwick." We trained in archery, front line and swordsmanship. "After this, we shall take on any army."

MALIK - Yesterday was a slow day in the begining. Our coach broke down in the Warwick Castle was our next destination. Once there, we had dinner, which lead to our training. We learned archery, sword fighting and battle stances.

MATTHEW - We had gone to a castle. I thought it was really neatl. We got to see a real archer. We got to fight with real swords. And we got to see how it would be to fight with a spear. It was really cool.

COADY (First name Mike) - Warwick Castle was both beautiful and daunting at the same time. The Pentagon of its era, I could see why its gargantuan stone walls still loom as a grim reminder of its perserverance. The instructors were very comical, but all gruesome to vital areas of the bloodline area. The sword fighting makes me wish I was a squire in the midieval ages, battling the Yorkish.